Loading ...CANADA – QUEBEC – Imagine a red light that never goes green – unless you obey…….being tested now in Quebec
Say hello to FRED – feu de ralentissement éducatif – which the French Canadian government is testing out as an “educational traffic calming light” that does more than “educate.”
FRED has built-in radar that “educates” itself about the speed of an approaching car; if the car is going faster than whatever the programmed in speed limit is, it turns red – and stays red – stopping the car (and traffic) for no other reason, such as cross traffic. These FRED lights are installed in the manner of speed bumps.
Which is to say, they are designed to annoy – and mulct – drivers.
If the driver ignores whatever the speed limit is – or the light – FRED mails a ticket to the registered owner of the car. It knows who that is via the plate reader system that is at the heart of FRED.
https://www.theburningplatform.com/2023/05/11/fred-says/#more-302475
Politically speaking, Quebec has always been a bit of a red light district. It’s a pay to play kind of place.
No this is crazy. That’s my line right there. Just let Fred try….and I will pull out his little fuse. LOL
Actually I don’t have a car. But this is really insane. What bored goverment official dreamed this idea up?
F*ck, some people really got nothing better to do.